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Billy said, \u201cThese younger generations, when they see the windows, say, \u2018Man, I\u2019ve never seen anything like it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe nostalgia that Bell Buckle brings is amazing to so many people. They see toys in the store that their parents or grandparents had. We have to sell things to stay in business, but we don\u2019t care if you purchase or not. We love that our things brought back a special memory that connects you to the past and the people you remember through those things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The windows are a Bell Buckle icon and Christmas tradition, like Mama Phillips and her home cooking at the Bluebird Antiques and Ice Cream Parlor around the corner from the store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBesides her famous fried pies, one of the things she\u2019s best known for is Dad\u2019s pumpkin roll recipe. We sell tons of pumpkin rolls. And there are eggnog milkshakes with homemade whipped cream and a dash of nutmeg. These are exceptional,\u201d said Billy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mama Phillips knows why. \u201cAs a child, we made divinity candy and the old-fashioned things I got from my family, my mama, and my daddy. Many of the recipes I use came from them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAlbert was such an intricate part of both of these stores. He was the fudge maker. He did the pumpkin rolls or helped me do it. Anything that we did, we worked together on, except the fudge. He never wanted me to do the fudge. He always said I had my thing, and he needed his thing. I understand that now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mama Phillips\u2019 presence tops off Bell Buckle\u2019s spirit and is even sweeter than her homemade whipped cream. Her conversation is gentle, quiet, and humble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s in our heart comes out. If it\u2019s bad, bad\u2019s going to come out. If it\u2019s good, good\u2019s going to come out,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Billy\u2019s childhood Christmas memories perhaps explain the spirit of Bell Buckle, even today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe memories I have of Bell Buckle Christmases is that it was a magical place. It was one of those times that you didn\u2019t realize how good it was until you got older.\u201d It\u2019s the magic of Christmas and the pull of nostalgia. GN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Phillips General Store in Bell Buckle carries you away each Christmas when their annual Christmas showcase windows are revealed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9173,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[25],"class_list":["post-965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature","tag-december"],"yoast_head":"\n